The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-09
PENNSYLVANIA.
| Sharp Local Fight in Philadelphia-The
| State RepnbIican by 20. coo.

Sharp Local Fight in Philadeiphia-The
State Republican by 20, 600.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 8.-The election in
Pennsylvania. to-day. is for State Treasurer for
a term of two years. and for judge of the
Supreme Court. TO serve twenty -one years. The
Republican candidates are VIM. B. Hart, Tor
State Treasurer, and Henry W. Williams for
judge of the Supreme Court. The Democratic
ticket is Bernard j. McGraun, for Treasurer
and j. Ross Thompson for Supreme Court judge
The prohibition candidates are Dallas C. Irish
and Simeon B. Chase. Comparisons In these
dispatches will be made with the vote for State
Treasurer in 1885. The campaign throughout
the State has not been particularly active, aud a
heavy vote is not anticipated. In this city
however, the campaigu has been one
of the most exciting and bitter of the
past decade The Republican city ticket
the Democratic by Charles n. Krumbbaar for
the same Office. For the city Judiciary, as is
customary here, both parties have indofsed the
same candidates. The Independent Repub-
licans refused to support Leeds. the nominee of
the party. on the grounds of ''bossisrn,"
ing that his nomination had been fixed up by
the party leaders long in advance of the nomi-
mating convention, and that it was forced
thi oueh against the wishes of the people. On
this issue the Independents received the sup
port of several Republican daily journals, which
have vigorously advocated the election of
Krumbhaar, the Democratic candidate for
sheriff, while at the same time giving support
to the other Republican candidates. A feature
cf the campaign has been what is
termed the religious issue." The Per-
sonal Liberty League which is composed
of 336 societies, including all the oldest
German singing societies in the city, lndorses
the entire Democratic ticket with the exception
of recorder of deeds. The league claims a mem
bership of 10000 voters. 1t an nounced its oppo-
sition to the Sunday closing laws, and entered
the campaign with the avowed purpose of simply
showing its strength, which, it declared, would
be used henceforth in aiding the election of leg
islators and city officials who would work to
cure repeal OF the laws which compelled saloons
and places of amusement to remain closed on
Sunday. The Republicans accepted the chal
lenge, and made an issue against the league aud
the Dissertation of the Sabbath In this they
have brought to their aid the active support OF
many ministers and church-going people, who
have entered the eight to prevent the Personal
Liberty League from gaining foothold in local
political affairs It will thus be that the
campaign has been decidedly mixed one.
Twenty y-six wards out of thirty-one in the
20. 439; McGrann I'd. }, 57,232 for sheriff. Leeds
(R. J, 81, ,894; Krumbhaar ID J. Ga. 495. For
troller, Maloney (Is J, 60,s43 Dechert (D.)
65,323 Both Krnmbhaar and Dechert are
elected. Pierre Or. J. for recorder of deeds, will
have 5000 majority In the city. The figures
for Supreme Judge on State ticket will give
Williams (R about the same as Hart received.
The Republicans elect two comm issioners and
the Democrats
At IL o'clock eighteen counties in the State,
outside of Philadelphia, had been heard from.
These counties give net Democratic gain OF
.l96 the vote for State Treasurer in 1885,
when Quay fR. J. received u plurality OF 43,5l6
'Harts (R. majority in this State will be about
%, 900. and Williams, (R for Supreme judge
about the same.
Philadelphia city complete gives Hart. Re-
publican. for State Treasurer st. $685. MeGrann.
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